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SUPPLEMENT AEY EXERCISES. 
I. 

THE AETICLE. 

Est-ce 1 la meme scene dix ans apres 2 ? Les monies per- 
sonnes sont dans la chambre, mais le petit gargon est un 
homme a present et la jeune fille est une demoiselle. Le 
pere et le fils jouent aux echecs 3 pres de 4 la table, et la fille 
lit un livre a la mere. Les enfants grandissent, 5 les peres 
et les meres vieillissent, 6 mais l'amour est toujours jeune. 

Twelve years change 7 the scene. The room is the same, 
but there are 8 now six persons around the table, the father 
and mother, the son and daughter, and also a young man, 
the daughter's 9 husband, and a little boy two years of 
age. 10 The daughter is now 11 a woman and she is the 
child's 9 mother. Years 12 change men 12 and women, 12 but 
years do not 13 change love. 

1 Trans., is it? see 186 b. 9 Trans., afterwards. 3 Trans., are play- 
ing draughts. 4 Pres de, compound preposition ; trans., near. 
6 3d pi. pres. ind. of grandir, see 113. 6 From vieillir, see 113. 
1 Changent, 3d pi. pres. ind., see 111. 8 II y a, see 215 b. 9 The Eng- 
lish possessive is expressed by a prepositional phrase with de of. 
10 Trans. , a little boy of two years. n A present. For position see 
above, 12 See 151 b. 13 Ne changent pas, see 267. 



2 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

II. 

THE NOUN. 

Mon oncle a un ch&teau a la campagne ou je vais 1 avec 
ma soeur toutes 2 les vacances. J'ai deux cousines, les filles 
de mon oncle, et trois cousins. Nous sommes tres henreux 
quand nous jouons 3 ensemble. Nous jouons avec les 
autres jeunes gargons et jeunes filles du voisinage. Les 
deux chiens et les quatre chevaux de notre oncle sont aussi 
nos amis, mais son jardin de fleurs est la grande 4 joie de 
ma soeur. 

Have you 5 a friend in the country? My 6 uncle and 
aunt have a country house where we go 7 every summer. 8 
All the animals are our friends, and the gardens are a great 
delight. The boys and girls in 9 the neighborhood are also 
our friends, and we are happy every day 10 when we are at 
our uncle's country house. 

1 1st sg. pres. ind. of aller, see paradigm in VIII. 8 Fern. pi. of 
tout, see 202; trans., every. 3 1st pi. pres. ind. of jouer, see 111. 
4 Fern. sg. of grand. 5 See paradigm in III. • Repeat the possessive, 
see 183. 7 See paradigm in VIII. 8 Cf . note 2. 9 Trans, by de. 
10 Cf . note 2. 

III. 
THE PAETITIVE AETICLE. 

J'ai bien l des amis a la campagne, auxquels 2 je rends 
visite 3 au printemps 4 ou en ete. 4 Les beaux 5 jours de 
Fete, nous allons 6 au bois, ou il y a 7 des fleurs blanches 
et rouges, de grands et jolis arbres, et ou. il n'y a pas 8 de 
poussiere. Je ne prends 10 ni plume ni papier. Je ne 
lis 11 ni livre ni journal. Je suis un enfant sans soin et 
sans souei, enfant de la nature. 



IDIOM.— ADVERBS OF QUANTITY. 3 

In the country everybody 12 loves 13 the woods in the 
summer. You forget 14 the library where there are books, 
pens, ink, and paper, and go 15 into the woods where are 
grass, flowers, tall trees, and all the beauties of nature. 
No 16 heat, no dust, no weariness. 17 All is quiet and happy. 
Here man is a child without cares, and nature is his 
mother. 

1 See 262 a. » See 190 a 2. 3 Trans. , whom 1 visit. 4 See 276 b 2, a 
5 See 92 b. • See paradigm in VIII. 7 See 215 5. 8 Cf . 266 a. 9 Cf. 
282 c. 10 1st sg. pres. ind. of prendre, see 119, no. 36. " 1st sg. pfes. 
ind. of lire, see 119, no. 24. M Tout le monde, see 202c. 13 Aime, 3d 
sg. pres. ind of aimer. u On oublie, see 206. 15 On va, see 206. 1S Cf. 
note 8. lT Trans., fatigue. 

IV. 

IDIOM.— ADVERBS OF QUANTITY. 

Vous avez raison. J ? ai trop de coeiir, et trop pen d'intel- 
ligence. J'ai peur de la verite parce que la verite a souvent 
autant de cruaute que x de bonte, et j'ai honte du mensonge 
parce que le mensonge n'a pas de bonte du tout. 2 Si j'avais 3 
plus d'intelligence je saurais 4 que la cruaute de la verite 
a plus de bonte que 5 la bonte apparente 6 du mensonge. 

You are wrong. You have not enough money. You are 
ashamed not to give 7 to the poor in the neighborhood, 
and yet 8 there are 9 so many poor people 10 that if you give n 
to all you will have 12 too little money for 13 your family. I 
am not afraid of giving 14 too much, for 15 I have been 16 
twice 17 to the merchant's and I have no money at all. 18 

1 Trans., as, see 283 b, 166 d. 2 See 267 d. 3 1st sg. imp. ind. of avoir, 
see 107. 4 1st sg. pres. cond. of savoir, see 119, no. 17 ; trans., 1 should 
know. 6 Trans , than, see 2836, 1-66 d. 6 Trans., apparent. 7 Trans., de 
ne pas donner, see 267 b, cf. 250. 8 Pourtant. 9 See 215 b. l0 Omit 
people. " Donnez, ef. 111. 12 Aurez, cf. 107. 13 Pour. u De donner, 
see 250. 15 Car. 16 J'ai ete, see 108. n Trans., two times. 18 Cf. 
note 2. 



4 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

V. 

ADJECTIVES. 

Je suis grande et brune avec les cheveux noirs, et deux 
beaux yeux tranquilles dans ma figure. II 1 est permis 2 de 
crier 3 : Voila 4 un joli cheval, un rose admirable, un beau 
chien ! Je ne vois 5 pas pourquoi je ne 6 pourrais 7 pas dire 8 : 
Une figure charmante! tout simplement 9 parce quelle est 
a moi. 10 C'est le bon Dieu qui a fait n les belles figures, 
les jolies fleurs, et toutes les belles choses du 12 monde. 

The old man with white hair and a tranquil and con- 
tented face is as 13 handsome as 13 a young man. He has 
pleasant recollections of his childhood, 14 of his father's 
pretty house, and the old garden with its beautiful flowers 
and its tall 15 trees. The long years 16 of life are past. 17 
His old friends are dead. He awaits 18 the end with a tran- 
quil and serene 19 hope. 20 

iSee 132&. 2 Trans is proper, see 119, no. 34. 3 See 241. 4 See 
189 o. 5 1st sg. pres. ind. of voir see. 6 Trans., not, see 269 a. 
7 1st. sg. pres. cond. of pouvoir, see 119, no. 16. 8 Inf. of dire, see 
119, no. 26. 9 Trans., simply, cf. 202 b. 10 Trans., mine, cf. 184 a. 

11 Trans., has made, 3d sg. perf. ind. of faire, see 119, no. 27. 

12 Trans., in the. 13 Trans., aussi . . . que, cf. 166 c, d. 14 Trans., 
jeunesse f. or enfance f. (cf. 181). 15 Grand. 18 Annee f. 17 Passees, 
cf. 253 a. 18 Attend. 19 Serein, e. 20 Espoir m. 

VI. 

COMPAEISON OF ADJECTIVES. 

La langue est la pire chose du monde et aussi la plus 
puissante. Un de ses plus grands crimes est la calomnie, 
mais le mensonge est encore plus funeste. Elle est plus 
trompeuse x que la richesse, plus cruelle que la guerre, plus 



NUMERALS. 5 

tranchante que Tepee; mais c'est quand elle dit 3 des blas- 
phemes 4 contre Dieu quelle est le 2 plus terrible. Les 
hommes les meilleurs et les plus sages ont peur de son 
pouvoir. 

The tongue is the best thing in the world. What 5 is 
more charming 6 than the words 7 of love which 8 it utters, 9 
or more beautiful than the songs 10 it n sings! Its words 
are sweet 12 when it speaks 13 the truth, but sweetest 14 when 
it praises 15 the goodness of God. It is a most 16 useful n 
servant 18 but a most terrible master. 19 The wisest men are 
most afraid 20 of its power. 

1 Trans., deceitful, cf. 82 a 1 y. 3 See 166 a, " 3d sg. pres. ind. 
of dire, see 119, no. 26. 4 Trans., blasphemies. 5 Quoi de, cf. 272 a 
4 a, 197 c 1. 6 Charmant. f Parole f. 8 Que, here qu\ cf. 190 b 1, 
37 a 1. 9 Profere. l0 Chanson m. ll Qu'elle, see 195 a. 13 Doux, ce, 
see 90 b 1. 13 Dit. 14 Cf. note 2. 15 Loue. 16 = very, see 166 b. 
17 Utile. 18 Servante f. 19 maitresse f. a0 Trans., have the greatest 
fear. 

VII. 

NUMERALS. 

Tennyson, le plus grand poete anglais du dix-neuvieme 
siecle, naquit 1 a Somersby, le 6 aoiit 1S09, et mourut 2 en 
son chateau, le 6 octobre 1892. II vivait 3 done pendant les 
regnesde George III, de George IV, de Guillaume IV et de 
Victoria. Son plus grand po6me, commence 4 en 1833, 
bientot apres la mort de son ami Hallam, ne f ut publie 5 
qu^ en 1850. Le poete y avait travaille 6 de temps en 
temps pendant 17 annees. 

There are 100 pupils in the school. In the first class 7 are 
35, in the second 30, in the third 20, and in the fourth 15. 
The oldest 8 boy is twenty. 9 He was born 10 March 21, 1879. 
The youngest is eleven and was born January 11, 1888. 



6 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

The school year 11 has 40 weeks. There is vacation at 
Christmas time 12 and during Easter week. 13 

1 Trans., was born, 3d sg. pret. ind. of naitre, see 119, no. 33. 
' Trans., died, 3d sg. pret. ind. of mourir, see 119, no. 9. 3 Trans., lived, 
3d sg. imp. ind. of vivre, see 119, no. 4. 4 Trans., begun, past part. 
of commencer. 5 Trans., was not published till, 3d sg. pret. ind. pass, 
of publier. * Trans., had worked at it, 3d sg. pi up. ind. of travailler. 

7 Classe /. 8 Use superlative of age. 9 Trans., lias twenty years. 
10 Naquit, cf. note 1. n Annee scolaire. ls A l'epoque de Noel. ,3 La 
semaine de Paques. 



VIII. 

PERSONAL PRONOUNS. 

Je vous vois x dans un chemin, lui dit le medecin; je ne 
yous connais 2 pas, yous ne nr etes rien. Mais si vous tom- 
bez 3 malade vous etes a moi. 4 Je ne desire pas vous servir, 
croyez 5 m'en, car vous etes maussade, 6 mais c'est mon 
devoir, et je vais le remplir, Vous resterez 7 done ici, si 
vous le voulez, et meme si vous ne le voulez pas. 

Doctor, 8 said he, offering 9 him his 10 hand, pardon n me! 
I am grateful 12 and I wish to show you it, but the pain 
makes 13 me cross. You are very kind to me and I shall 
remain 14 here. If you come 15 to see me to-morrow, you will 
find 16 me more reasonable. 17 If you pardon me, show it to 
me by coming 18 often to see me. 

1 1st sg. pres. ind. of voir, see 119, no. 20. 2 1st sg. pres. ind. of 
connaitre, see 119, no. 32 6. 3 2d pi. pres. ind. of tomber, see 111. 
4 See 184 a. 5 2d pi. pres. imv. of croire, see 119, no. 30. 6 Trans., 
cross, surly. 7 2d pi. fut. ind. of r ester, see 111, cf. 226 a. 8 Docteur. 
9 En tendant, see 255 c. 10 See 151 el. ll 2d pi. pres. imv. of pardon- 
ner, cf. 111. u Reconnaissant. 13 Fait. 14 Resterai, see 111. 
15 Venez, 2d pi. pres. ind. of venir, see 119, no. 10 b, cf. 244 c. u Trou- 
verez, see 111. n Raisonnable. l8 En venant, see 255 e. 



POSSESSIVES.—DEMONSTRA TIVE8. 7 

IX. 

POSSESSIVES. 

Je m'assieds 1 a cote de mon chien, je prends 2 sa tete sur 
mes genoux et je lui parle : " Tu es mon ami, n/est-ce-pas 3 ? 
Et moi, 4 je suis le tien. Nous n'avons pas envie de voir 
le grand monde avec ses ambitions et ses cruautes. Nous 
passerons 5 nos jours ensemble dans la solitude. Tes joies 
seront 6 les miennes, comme mes peines seront les tiennes. 

My horse and my dog are my only friends. Their joys 
are mine, and my sorrows are theirs. This is because 7 my 
solitude 8 in my country-house is complete. 9 My days are 
passed 10 in my library, or in the garden with my flowers. 
Your life is more interesting than mine, but mine is more 
tranquil than yours. Your letters have given me much 
pleasure because you are a man of the world. 

1 1st sg. pres. ind. of s'asseoir, sit, see 119, no. 21. a 1st sg. pres. 
ind. of prendre, see 119, no. 36. 8 See 126 &, 186 bly. 4 See 180 d. 
5 1st pi. fut. ind. of passer, see 111. T C'est pourquoi. 8 Solitude f. 
9 Complet, ete, cf. 90 c 1 a. ,0 Passes, see 253 a. 

X. 

DEMONSTRATIVES. 

Voulez-vous faire mon portrait ? Comment dois^je me 
poser 2 ? Debout, assise, 3 de profil, de face? Je m'assierai 4 
dans ce grand fauteuil que j'occupais lorsque vous m/avez 
vue 5 la premiere fois. Ces peintures autour de la chain bre 
sont les portraits de mes ai'eux. 6 Celui-ci represente mon 
pere, et celui-la mon grand-pere. II y a deux portraits de 
ma grand-mere; celui-ci la represente dans sa jeunesse, et 
celui-la dans sa vieillesse, 



8 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

This room is the one in which I first saw you, and these 
paintings are the portraits of your ancestors. I like that 
of your father better than your mother's. The latter 7 is a 
better painting, but the former 7 is more like. 8 There are 
many pictures here, but those (which are) in the parlor are 
more numerous 9 still. If you will allow 10 me, I am going 
to draw 11 your portrait in this album. 12 

i 1st sg. pres. ind. of devoir, see 119, no. 13 b, cf. 126 c 2. 2 Trans., 
pose. 3 Past part, of asseoir, see 119, no. 21, trans., sitting. 4 1st sg. 
fut. ind. of s'asseoir, see 119, no. 21. 5 See 257 b. 6 See 86 d 3. 
7 See 189 a. 8 Ressemblant. 9 nombreux, se. 10 Permettez, see 219 
c 1, cf. 119, no. 34. n Trans., make faire. 12 album m. 

XL 
THE VERB AVOIR 

Si nous avons de la chance, 1 nous aurons bientot nn joli 
chateau, car notre hotel a Paris ne nous plait pas en ete. 
«Pai toujours eu envie de quitter la ville pendant les mois 
de Tete. La ville est charmante en hiver, mais il y a trop 
de poussiere en ete. J'ai ^intention, depuis 2 deux ans, 
d'acheter un chateau dans quelque beau pays; mais je 
n'en ai pas encore trouve qui 3 ait tout ce que 4 je demande. 

There are many pleasures in the country which we do 
not have in the city. There is little society, 5 it is true, 6 
but if my friends have the kindness to come and see me I 
am content. You were right when you said 7 that there is 
more happiness in the companionship 8 of two or three 
friends than in the gayety 9 of fashionable society. 10 If I 
had money enough 11 I should soon have two houses, a city- 
house for the winter, and a country-house for the summer. 

1 Trans., good fortune, good luck. 2 Trans., for. 3 See 190 a 1. 
* See 190 b 1. * Monde. 6 See 172 e 3 ft. 7 See 119, no. 26. 8 Cama- 
raderie/, 9 Gaiete/. l0 Le beau monde. " The order is enough of 
money, see 262. 



THE VERB EIRE. 9 

XIL 

THE VERB ETRE. 

C'est le jour de la premiere communion, 1 des enfants. 
Je suis content d'etre assis 2 a la fenetre pour voir passer 
les communiants. 3 Les gargons sont superbes en veste 4 
neuve; mais ce sont les petites en blanc qui sont jolies! Le 
voile de mousseline 5 leur siecl 6 a ravir. 7 Elles le savent 8 
bien; elles baissent les yeux pour se donner une mine 9 
plus modeste, 10 et aussi pour regarder leurs gants, les pre- 
miers qu'elles aient u jamais eus. 12 Mais ce sont les meres 
qui sont les plus fieres n'est-ce-pas? C'est le plus beau 
jour de leur vie. 

It was the day of the children's first communion. It was 
a great pleasure to sit 12 by 14 the window and watch them. 
The boys were handsome, but the little girls in white were 
most charming. Their muslin veils 14 were 15 wonderfully 16 
becoming. 15 They knew it indeed, and they dropped their 
eyes to give themselves a more modest air and also to see 
if their gloves, the first they had ever had, 17 were nice 18 
and 18 clean. 18 Their mothers were even 19 prouder than 
they. For them it was the best 20 day of their lives. 

1 Trans., communion. * Trans., to sit. 3 Trans., communicants. 
4 Trans., jackets; see 159 a. 5 Trans., muslin. 6 3d sg. pres. ind. of 
seoir, see 119, no. 21 c; trans , is becoming. 7 Lit. to charm ; trans., 
iDonderfully , charmingly . 8 3d pi. pres. ind. of savoir; see 119, no. 17. 
9 Trans., air. 10 Trans., modest. u 3d pi. perf. subj. of avoir; see 
107, cf. 236 a. u Trans., to be seated. u A. u Use sg., cf. 159 a. 
15 Use 3d sg. imp. ind. of seoir; see 119, no. 21 c. lfl Use inf. phrase 
as above, cf. note 7. " Use 3d pi. plup. snbj. of avoir, cf. note 11. 
18 Bien propres. 19 Encore. 20 Use bean. 



10 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

XIII. 

THE FIRST CONJUGATION. 

J'ai une idee que 1 je vous prie d'entendre. Je n'ai pas 
beaucoup de fortune, mais j ? ai de quoi 2 vivre. Ma mere est 
dans la meme situation et nous sommes seules au monde. 
Oette solitude m'effraye. 3 Si j'avais 4 une jolie petite fille a 
aimer et a elever je me trouverais heureuse. Si vous me 
donniez votre petite Julie, je l'aimerais comme ma propre 
fille, et je yous serais tou jours reconnaissante. C'est pour 
yous proposer de m'assurer ce bonheur que je suis passee 5 
chez yous. 

Do not refuse my proposition. 6 You love your children 
for themselves. 7 Perhaps Julia will not always find herself 
so happy with you as now. What if 8 she should 9 some 10 
day regret 9 not having n the education to which 12 her 
birth 13 gives her a u right ! You will think of it. On my 
return 15 to Paris I will come to see 16 you, and we shall speak 
again 17 of my idea. All 18 that I ask of you now is 19 to have 
confidence 20 in 21 me/ and to grant 22 me your friendship. 

1 Rel. pro. as obj., cf. 190 b. * See 191. 3 See 112 e 2. 4 Imp. ind.; 
see 221 c, cf. 145 gly. 5 Trans., come to see. 6 Proposition/. '* Eux- 
memes, see 180 g. 8 Si alone introducing an exclamation. 9 Kegret- 
tait, see 221 c. 10 Use indef. art. n De n'avoir pas, see 239. 12 A 
laquelle, see 192 a. 13 naissance/. I4 Omit article. 15 Use pres. part, 
with en, see 255 c. 16 Cf. note 5. n Reparler. 18 = that iohich y ce 
que; see 186 a, 190 b. 19 (Test, see 186 b 3 /3, 132 d 1. 20 confiance/. 
21 En moi, see 180 a. n — give. 

XIV. 

THE SECOND CONJUGATION. 

Eh bien, je yous conterai la chose, et quand j'aurai fini, 1 
yous me direz, 2 si yous me trouYez excusable 3 d 4 'avoir agi 



THE SECOND CONJUGATION. 11 

comme je l'ai fait. La veille de la bataille le sergent Sourof 
avait ete puni severement pour une faute bien legere. Au 
point 5 du jour, ce fut la canonnade 6 qui nous eveilla. II 
s'agissait 7 de prendre une ville fortifiee. 8 — En avant, 9 
marche ! Nous n'avions pas fait 10 deux lieues que la mi- 
traille n des ennemis jetait 12 par terre une quinzaine 13 
d'hommes a la fois. 

We were lying down 14 on the ground, but our captain 15 
was standing 16 at twenty paces n from us. The sergeant 
chose his moment, shouldered 18 his gun 19 and fired.' 20 The 
captain fell. " Assassin " 21 ! I cried, 22 seizing the sergeant's 
arm. At that instant 23 I received 24 a shot 25 myself and 
lost 26 consciousness. 27 When I opened 2S my eyes again 2S 
the battle was finished. "Long live the Emperor 29 " ! 
cried 30 the soldiers and brandished 31 their guns in the air. 32 
Among all the brave boys Sourof had distinguished ^ him- 
self the most. What was I to do 34 ? Denounce 35 him, or 
be silent 36 ! I kept silent 3T and the sergeant was deco- 
rated. 38 

1 See 226 c, 227 a. ' Fut. of dire, see 119, no. 26. 3 Trans., excus- 
able. 4 See 249 a, cf. 245 c. 5 Trans., daybreak, cf. poindre. 
6 Trans., cannonading. 7 See 215 a, 245 d. 8 Trans., fortified. 
9 Trans., forward. 10 Plup. of faire, see 119, no. 27. n Trans., grape, 
shot. 1J Imp. of jeter, see 112 c 1. w Strictly a group of fifteen; used 
loosely like a dozen or so. M Se coucher, see 115. 15 Capitaine m. 
16 Debout. " Pas. 1B Epauler. 19 Fusil in. 80 Fit (pret. of faire) feu. 
81 Assassin m. * 2 S'ecrier. 23 Instant tu. M Pret. of recevoir, see 
119, no. 13. * 5 Coup in. 2(5 Pret. of perdre, see 119, no. 35 a. n Con- 
naissance f. S8 Pret. of rouvrir, see 119, no. 8 a. 29 Vive l'Empereur. 
30 Imp. of crier. 31 Brandir. 82 En air. S3 S'etait distingue, plup. of 
se distinguer, see 115. 34 Que devais-je faire"? see 119, no. 13. 36 De- 
noncer. 3fl me taire. 81 Je me suis tu. 38 Decore. 



12 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

XV. 

DISJUNCTIVE PEESONAL PRONOUNS. 

Moi, sous les yeux (Tune femme, je me sens 1 capable 
de tout. Quand je sens entrer en moi son regard, j'ai envie 
de me montrer le plus brave des hommes. Mais je ne suis 
pas le seul. Vous aussi, yous aimez les femmes, et toute 
Tarmee frangaise est comme nous Je me rappelle une 
petite anecdote 2 de guerre qui le prouve bien. Mes soldats 
et moi, nous mourions 3 de fatigue et de faim, et pour- 
tant nous avions douze lieues a faire pour arriver aux 
lignes 4 fran(;aises. 

Then we found in the snow by the road 5 -side 6 an old 
man and a young girl who were fleeing 7 from 8 the enemy. 9 
They tried 10 to accompany n us, but the girl walked with 
difficulty 12 and finally 13 sank 14 to the ground. The soldiers 
made a circle 15 about them. As 16 for me I did not know 17 
what to do. 18 All at once 19 a soldier behind me cried out, 20 
" Come, 21 comrades, we are Frenchmen ! We must 22 carry 
the young lady 23 ! " In fact, 24 they, themselves broken 25 
with 26 fatigue and with hunger, carried the father and 
daughter the whole night and arrived at daybreak 27 at the 
French lines. 

1 Pres. of sentir, see 119, no. 3 a. 2 Trans., anecdote. 3 Imp. of 
mourir, see 119, no. 9. 4 Trans., lines. 5 Chemin m. 6 A cote de 
7 Imp. of fuir, see 119, no. 4. 8 Devant. 9 Les ennemis. 10 Imp. of 
essayer. n De nous accompagner, see 247 c. n Peine f. 13 Enfin. 
14 Pret. of s'affaisser. 15 Faisaient cercle. 16 Quant a. "Imp. of 
savoir, see 119, no. 17, cf. 269 a. 18 Que faire. 19 Tout a coup. 
20 Pret. of s'ecrier. 21 Allons, see 238. rem. 5. 2 ' 2 II faut, see 215 e. 
28 Demoiselle f. 24. En effet. 25 Brises eux-memes. * 6 De. 27 Au point 
du jour. 



THE RELATIVE PRONOUN. 13 

XVI. 

THE RELATIVE PRONOUN. 

Je ne suis pas ce que vous croyez, 1 ni celui dont j'ai pris 2 
le nom. J'ai penetre dans la maison qui m'abrite 8 sous 
un faux nom. Tout ce que je yous ai dit a quelque chose 
de trompeur. 4 La personne a laquelle je pense toujours, et 
pour laquelle j'ai la plus grande estime serait la premiere 
a me chasser de chez elle si elle me savait 5 ce que je suis 5 
(Test d'une question d'honneur qu'il s'agit maintenant. 
Je ne lui ai jamais parle de mon pere, parce qu'il ne sait 6 
rien de ce qui m'a entraine dans cette voie et que j'ai 
employe des moyens dont il rougirait. Je ne suis pas un 
homme pauvre qui n'a de quoi payer le boulanger. Je suis 
riche. Je ne suis pas socialiste, 7 je suis royaliste. 8 

He had a father by whom he was tenderly loved 9 and 
many friends who had confidence 10 in him. He did not 
speak to them of what he had undertaken u because his 
conduct was not worthy 12 of him. He was deceiving 13 
them. He was not what they thought 14 him. What 
seemed true was false, and what seemed false was true. 
He had entered the house with 15 a purpose 16 for which 
they would blush. The life he 17 was leading 18 had 
become 19 intolerable 20 to him, and he had a strong 
wish 21 to cry out, 22 " I am not he whom you think 23 ! I am 
not rich, I am poor ! I have not even 24 enough 25 to pay my 
tailor ! " 

1 Pre?, of croire, see 119, no. 30. ' Past. part, of prendre, see 119, 
no. 36. 3 Trans., shelters. 4 Trans., deceitful. 6 Imp. of savoir, see 
119, no. 17. 6 Pres. of savoir. 7 Trans., socialist, cf. 157 b. 8 Trans., 
royalist. 9 Etait tendrement aime. 10 Confiance f. M Avait entrepris. 
13 Digne. 13 Imp. of tromper. u Imp. of croire, see 119, no. 30. 
15 Dans. 16 But m. n Insert relative. 18 Menait. 19 Etait devenue. 
20 Insupportable. 21 Grande envie. 2S De s'ecrier. 23 Pres. of croire. 
84 menie. 25 De quoi payer. 



14 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

XVII. 

THE INTEEEOGATIVES. 

TJn jour j'entrai dans un cabaret, et j'y trouyai un vieil 
ami de college. " Quoi de 1 neuf, demanda-t-il, et qu'est-ce 
que tu fais 2 ? — Je continue mes etudes 3 pour devenir 
avocat, lui repondis 4 -je. — Pourquoi <ja ? fit Ml. A quoi 
bon trayailler quand tu as de l'argent? Pour qui tra- 
vailles-tu, pour toi ou pour les autres ? Qu'est-ce qui 
t'empeche de yivre sans trayailler ? " Je repondis par une 
autre question. " Mon ami, lui dis-je, a quoi bon yiyre 
si on n'est utile a personne ? Qui pourrait 6 etre heureux 
a rester oisif ? " 

When I was twenty 7 my father died. 8 I had 9 to choose 
a profession. 10 But which should I choose n ? Who would 
giye me advice ? To whom should I address myself? I had 
enough to liye upon. 12 What should hinder me from liv- 
ing without work? But what 13 would that mean 14 ? 
thought I. What is the good of working 15 ? When one has 
no money, one must 16 work. Who makes 1? me work when 

I have need of nothing ? But I could 18 not 19 be content to 
remain idle and useless. 20 

1 See 272 a 4 a. 2 Pres. of faire, see paradigm in IX. 8 Studies. 
4 Pret. of repondre, see 119, no. 35 a. 6 Pret. of faire say, reply. 
6 Pret. cond. of pouvoir, see 119, no. 16. T Trans., had twenty years. 
8 Pret. of mourir, see 119, no. 9. 9 Devais from devoir. 10 Profession f. 

II Use infinitive, see 248 a. i2 De quoi vivre, see 248 a 2. 13 Qu'est-ce 
que. u Voudrait dire. 15 Cf. construction above. 16 II faut, see 215 e. 
17 Pres. of faire. 18 Pourrais pres. cond. of pouvoir, see 119, no. 16. 
19 Ne alone, see 269 a. 20 Inutile. 



THE INDEFINITES. 15 

XVIII. 

THE INDEFINITES. 

C'etait dans le train du chemin de fer. On causait, 
tout le monde se connaissant. 1 Lorsqu'on passa un petit 
village, quelqu'un dit: " C'est ici qu'on assassine 2 ." Et 
Pon se mit 3 a parler d'un crime mysterieux qui avait ete 
commis dans cet endroit. Chacun donnait un avis quel- 
conque. Chaque homme savait 4 quelque anecdote, et 
plusieurs femmes raconterent quelque chose d'etrange qui 
leur etait arrive. Nul ne se taisait 5 , excepte un medecin 
et un avocat. Eux seuls ne disaient rien, mais ecoutaient 
les autres, en se regardant Fun Pautre. 

Finally 6 the doctor and the lawyer looked at each other 
and the doctor said: "I also have something to tell yon/* 
Everybody was silent 7 and the doctor continued : " Several 
years ago 8 I ordered 9 a lady, one of my patients, 10 to go to 
Mentone. 11 She took 12 the train, alone in her compart- 
ment, 13 and no one ever saw M her again. 15 When the 
train was passing [through] this village a cry was heard, 16 
but no one thought anything of it. When they arrived at 
Mentone all possible efforts were made, 17 but no trace 18 of 
the lady was ever found. 19 " Some of the women shud- 
dered, 20 but each one of the men had some anecdote which 
was stranger still. 

1 Pres. part, of connaitre, see 119, no. 32 b. * Lit. one assassinates, 
i.e. assassinations occur. 3 Pret. of se mettre, see 119, no. 34. 
4 Imp. of savoir, see 119, no. 17. 5 Imp. of se taire, see 119, no. 24 a. 
6 enfin. 7 Pret. of se taire. 8 Depuis, before its noun. 9 Ordonnai, 
for construction see 245, g. 10 Cliente f. n Menton. 12 Pret. of 
prendre, see 119, no. 86. ls Compartiment m. u L'a vue. 16 Plus 
jamais, see 263 c. 16 one heard a cry, pret. of entendre. " On fit. 
18 Trace f 19 etait trouvee. 50 Frisonner. 



16 ADDITIONAL EXEBCISES. 

XIX. 

THE EEFLEXIVE VERBS. 

Les Anes, dit la vieille histoire, avant 1 d'etre des dries 
etaient des chevaux; ils avaient la tete petite, et les 
oreilles courtes. Un de ces chevaux, se trouvant un 
jour dans Fherbe jusqu'au ventre, 2 se dit a lui-meme: " Je 
ne me suis pas amuse ici; cette herbe est trop grossiere 3 
pour moi; ce qu'il me faut, c'est de la fine fleur, aussi 
delicate qu'aucun autre cheval n'en ait 4 encore mange 
de 5 pareille/' et il se d ecida a s'en aller. 

He went forth from this good pasture 6 in search of 7 his 
fine flowers. Farther on 8 he found grass 9 coarser than 
that which he had just left. 10 He was indignant n at it. 12 
Farther on still, he entered a 13 barren 14 country where 
there was not even 15 any moss. 16 He was hungry, he 
looked on 1? all sides, saw some thistles 18 and ate them. 
Then his ears grew longer, 19 he tried 20 to whinny 21 and 
began to bray. 22 He was the first of the asses. 

I See 251. * Betty. 3 Coarse. 4 See 235 b, cf. 145 e. 5 See 272 a 4a. 
6 Paturage m. 7 A la recherche de. 8 Plus loin. 9 Use pi. 10 venait 
de quitter, see 213 a 2, 244 c3. » S'indigner. u En. lz After entrer 
use dans 14 Aride. ]5 Meme. 16 Mousse f. " De. 18 Chardon in. 
19 S'allonger. 20 Vouloir, see 119, no. 19. 21 Hennir. 22 Braire, see 
119, no. 28 6. 

XX. 

IMPEESONAL VEEBS. 

II me fallait decidement 1 un appartement pres de Tecole. 
Un matin qu'il faisait beau temps, je sortis 2 pour en cher- 
cher un. Je m'arretai bientot deyant une maison sur le 
mur de 1 quelle je vis 3 ces mots : Appartements a louer. 



THE PASSIVE VOICE. 17 

" Me sera-t-il permis 4 de visiter les appartements, dis-je a 
la concierge ; 5 II me faut un appartement de trois pieces. 
Quand il pleuvra 6 ou neigera, je viendrai 7 tons les jours y 
travailler tranquillement. Quand il fait beau temps, il vaut 
mieux revenir a la maison. Le temps qu'il fait nrimporte 
beau coup, car je demeure rue Bonaparte, a trois lieues d'ici. 

It seems to me that this apartment is about 8 what you 
want, said the janitress. It is 9 very quiet here because there 
are no children. All our tenants 10 are bachelors. 11 It 
would be better 12 to work here every day than to 1S go so 
far. The weather makes less difference than the distance 14 
which you have to traverse 15 when you return home. This 
apartment is not dear, only you would have 16 to pay six 
months in advance. 17 That is the rule 1S of the house. 

1 Decidedly. * Pret. of sortir, see 119, no. 3 a. l Pret. of voir, see 
119, no. 20. 4 Past part, of permettre, see 119, no. 34. B Janitress. 
6 See 226 c. 7 Fut. of venir, see 119, no. 105. 8 A peu pres. 9 On est. 
10 Locataire. " Garc,on. " Cond. of valoir, see 119, no. 18. 13 Be. 
see 240 a 1 a. 14 Distance f . ,5 Traverser. 16 Cond. of falloir, see 119, 
no. 18 c. l1 D'avance. 18 Regie f. 

XXI. 
THE PASSIVE VOICE. 

Marie avait ete elevee par un pere qui etait convaincu * 
que la religion tenait' 2 les homines sous un joug insuppor- 
table. Xeanmoins, elle avait ete baptisee, parce que sa 
mere etait pieuse ; mais celle-ci etait morte, 3 peu apres et 
la pauvre fille fut laissee aux soins d'une vieille bonne. 4 
Eestee seule avec son pere, elle n'etait jamais entree dans 
une eglise. A vingt ans, c^etait une petite Parisienne a 
Tetat de nature. Elle etait restee indifferente 5 a la reli- 
gion parce qivelle Tignorait. A cette epoque, son cceur fut 
brise par un coup terrible. Son pere mourut 6 subitement, 7 
et elle se trouva seule au monde. 



18 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

She was baptized when she was a very little girl 8 ; but 
after her mother's death she was left alone with her father, 
a man who was convinced that all religions are false. 
From 9 that time she had never even entered a church, and 
at twenty she was entirely 10 ignorant of religion and had 
remained indifferent to it. Her father loved her tenderly, 1 * 
and was loved by her in return, 12 and when he died she was 
overwhelmed with grief. 

1 See 119, no. 35 d. ' See 119, no. 10. s Past. part, of mourir, see 
119, no. 9. 4 Nurse. 6 Indifferent. 6 Pret. of mourir. ' Suddenly. 
8 Toute petite, see 202 &. 9 Depuis. 10 Entierement. ll Tendrement. 
11 A son tour. 

XXII. 

ORTHOGRAPHIC IRREGULARITIES OF THE FIRST 
CONJUGATION. 

Un lundi matin que le vieux capitaine s'etait leve un 
peu tard, un doux rayon 1 de soleil l'engagea a descendre 
s'asseoir sur un banc place a cote de la porte. " Je resterai 
ici, pensa-t-il, pendant qu'on nettoie ma chambre." Tout 
a coup, il vit 2 venir un petit gargon boiteux qui mangeait 
un morceau de pain. II jette un regard sur lui et s'apergoit 3 
qu'il a une jambe de bois. La vue de cette infirmite 4 lui 
rappelle les souffrances des soldats et lui donne un serre- 
ment de coeur. 5 

The captain stopped 6 him with 7 this question: " My 
son, what is your name ? " " Peter, sir/' he replied. 8 " Have 
you a father and mother ? " " No sir, I am a foundling,^ 9 
said the child and, having bowed, 10 entered a neighbor- 
ing house. "Poor little (one)," thought the captain, "he 
is unhappy. As for me, 11 I need a 12 servant like him." 13 
He went to see the mistress of the house, asked her to give 14 
him over 14 to him, saying 15 that he would be responsible 16 



IRREGULAR VERBS. 19 

for his support, 17 that he would protect 18 hirn, and that in 
two or three years he would pay him something beside. 19 

1 Ray. i Pret. of voir, see 119, no. 20. 3 Pres. of s'apereevoir, see 
119, no. 13 a. 4 Infirmity. b Lit. heart-pressure., i.e. anguish. 
6 Arreter. 7 Par. 8 Pret. of repondre, see 119, no. 35 a. 9 Enfant 
trouve. 10 Saluer. !1 Use the emphatic disjunctive. 12 Trans., 
have need of. 13 Trans., such as he. 14 Ceder. ,5 En disant. ]l se 
charger de. " Entretien m. 18 Proteger. 19 De plus. 

XXIII. 

IRREGULAR VERBS. 

"Je te demanderai, me dit-il, dialler chercher, dans le 
secretaire 1 de ma chambre, quelques papiers dont j'ai 
besoin. Je vais les decrire exactement afin que tu 
puisses 2 les reconnaitre. Tu les trouveras ou je les ai 
laisses quand je suis parti, ou plutot quand j'ai fui hors de 
cette chambre funeste. J'enverrais bien mon domestique, 
mais il me faut a ce sujet un silence absolu. Une vieille 
femme qui se vet toujours de noir demeure seule dans la 
maison. Elle te donnera la clef de la chambre, et voici 
celle de mon secretaire que j'ai ferme moi-meme en 
partant." 

The next morning I set out early. It was fine weather, 
and as I went on horseback, 3 it was for me a fine excur- 
sion. 4 When I arrived at the house, an old woman clothed 
in black came out of the door. "I wish 5 to enter your 
master's chamber/' said I to her. She seemed surprised, 6 
and was about 7 to question 8 me when I continued : "Your 
master has sent me to get some papers which he has left in 
his desk. Go and show me the way or I shall go alone." 

1 Writing-desk. 'Pres. subj. of pouvoir, see 119, no. 17, 235 b. 
*A cheval. 4 Promenade f. 5 Pres. of vouloir, see 119, no. 16. 
6 Past part, of surprendre, see 119, no, 36 a. 7 Use aller. 8 Interroger. 



20 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

XXIV. 
IRREGULAR VERBS. {Continued.) 

Aussitot il courut au clavecin/ Pouvrit et passa les 
doigts sur ses touches 2 jaunes. Un son grele 3 s'echappa 
du petit instrument, et le yieil homme revit 4 en moins 
d'tine seconde 5 les soixante annees qui yenaient 6 de 
s'ecouler. II se rappela sa mere, jeune encore, jouant du 
clavecin. II se souvient du jour oil son pere avait acquis 
le clavecin et de la joie avec laquelle la mere Tavait regu. 
Le pere et la mere etaient morts depuis longtemps, et le 
clavecin etait encore la. 

He seated himself 7 at the harpsichord, opened an old 
music portfolio, 8 and tried some old airs. 9 "I should never 
have thought 10 I could 11 recall a single note", 12 said he to 
himself. "It is astonishing 13 how the old harpsichord 
brings back the scenes of my boyhood. 14 When I pass my 
fingers over the yellow keys it seems 15 as if I had heard 16 
it yesterday. I could believe 17 that my father was hold- 
ing my hand in his, or I was receiving on my forehead 18 
my mother's kiss. 19 Such is the power of music." 

1 Harpsichord. 2 Keys. s Shrill. 4 Pret. of revoir, see 119. no. 20 a. 
6 Second. 6 See 244 c 3, 213 a 2. 7 See 119, no. 21. 8 Cahier (m.) de 
musique. 9 Air m. 10 Perf. cond. of croire, see 119, no. 30. X1 Que 
je pusse, see 234 c. 12 Seule note. 1Q Etonnant. 14 Jeunesse f. 
15 Trans., it seems to me. ^ Trans., to have heard it, see 117, no. 
35 a. 17 Pourrais croire. 18 Front m. ltt Baiser m. 

XXV. 

IRREGULAR VERBS. (Continued.) 

"Monsieur, disais-je d'une voix emue, pardonnez-moi, je 
yous en supplie ! C'est moi qui ai fait la folie dont yous 



IRREGULAR VERBS. 21 

portez la marque et dont le remords 1 me restera ton jours. 
Je ne savais pas que vous fussiez 2 devant la maison. Je 
croyais que j'etais dans cette grande solitude oii je vis 3 
ordinairement. Je ne peux pas encore penser a ma faute 
sans terreur; mais voyez combien je suis malheureuse, et 
dites-moi, je vous en prie, que vous ne m'en voulez 4 pas/' 

" Till then I cannot live at peace 5 with myself. You do 
not know how ashamed I am of my fault. The reproaches 6 
which I make to myself are much more harsh 7 than all 
those which you could 8 make me or which you could even 
imagine. 9 " Such was the discourse 10 which I prepared. 
In imagination 11 I heard the words pronounced rapidly, 12 
and received an absolution 13 not too long delayed. 14 But 
alas, as 15 I approached 16 the room my discourse became 
confused 17 (in my mind) and escaped 18 me altogether 19 
when I stood 20 before the door. 

1 Remorse. * See 234 c. 3 Pres. of vivre, see 119, no. 42. 4 Bear 
a grudge. 5 En paix. a Reproche m. : Dur. 8 Cond. of pouvoir. 
9 Imaginer. 10 Discours in. n Imagination f. 12 Rapidement. ^Ab- 
solution f. 14 Trans., which did not maJd wait too long. Se faire trop 
attendre, see 244 b \. " a mesure que. 16 Approcher. 17 Se troubler. 
18 Ecrapper. iy Tout a fait. - 9 Se trouver. 



XX VI. 

IRREGULAR VERBS. {Continued.) 

Tout changeait autour de lui; lui seul ne changeait pas; 
tons ses anciens amis montaient en grade/ mais il ne leur 
portait pas envie. An contraire, 2 lisait-il 3 dans le journal 
qu'un tel venait 4 d'etre promu capitaine a cause de son 
courage, qu/un autre venait d'inventer line machine qui le 
ferait riche, qu'un troisieme avait etc nomme professeur a 
l'univei*site de Paris, qu'un quatrieme venait d'etre elu 



22 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

academicien 5 pour ses belles poesies, aussitot il se rejouis- 
sait de leur succes. 

" See how my friends give themselves trouble for me," 
he would say. a Some get 6 their arms and legs broken 6 to 
guard 7 my property, 8 others make inventions to obtain 
things cheap 9 for me, others write poetry to help 10 me 
pass 10 a pleasant half-hour 11 when I am bored. 12 How 
kind they are ! I drink to their health 13 ! At the end of 
this discourse he would burst out 14 laughing with all his 
heart. 15 He did not envy 16 his friends, but rejoiced in their 
success. 

1 Were promoted. 2 On the contrary. 3 Inverted order because si 
is omitted. 4 See 244 c 3, 213 a 2. 5 Member of the Academy. 6 Faire 
casser, see 244 b. 7 Garder. 8 Mes biens. 9 A bon marche. 10 Faire 
passer. n Trans., a good quarter-hour. u S'ennuyer. 13 Sante f. 
14 Eclater de rire. 15 De bon cosur. 16 Porter envie a. 



XXVII. 

IRREGULAR VERBS. (Continued.) 

La faim du jeune soldat croissait toujours. Enfin il mit 
un genou a terre et tira de son sac 1 un gros morceau de 
pain. Puis, comme il avait perdu son couteau, il mordit a 
meme 2 et mangea lentement. Mais le pain etait dur et 
amer, et il en eut bientot assez. Dans un moment d'im- 
patience, il jeta a terre le reste de son pain. Au meme 
instant un autre soldat sortait de la maison. II se baissa, 
prit le morceau et se mit a le devorer avidement. 

The poor man told him his story. "I was born, 3 I be- 
lieve, 4 in 1850, but I have never known 5 either father or 
mother. I was a foundling. 5 You will perhaps scarcely 7 
believe me when I tell you that I have been hungry all 
my life.* The young man had (a) kind heart, and while 8 



IEBEGULAB VERBS. 23 

listening to the pitiful story of the soldier whose uniform 9 
made him his equal, 10 felt himself profoundly 11 moved. 
He had already been ashamed of his action, now it seemed 
to him almost 12 a crime. 

1 Bag, here knapsack. 2 Just as it was. s Pret. of naitre. 4 Que je 
crois, see 236 c. 5 Connaitre. 6 Enfant trouve. 7 A peine. 8 En. 
9 Trans., whom the uniform, que l'uniforme. 10 Egal. " Profondement, 
see 120 c 1. 12 Presque. 

XXVIII. 

IRREGULAR VERBS. {Continued.) 

Marie et la vieille servante entrerent ensemble dans 
Farcheveche. 1 Quand elle fut presentee au vieux pr£tre, 
elle lui dit: " Je suis venue, mon pere, pour faire ma con- 
fession. Je m'y suis resolue ce matin. Je n'avais qu'un 
an quand ma mere est morte. II est bien certain que 
si ma pauvre mere avait vecu, j'aurais suivi sa religion. 
J'ai toujours vecu avec mon pere qui, excepte ma vieille 
bonne, a etc mon seul compagnon. La religion que suit 
mon pere, c'est le positivisme. 2 Elle n ? a rien, qui puisse 
8uffire aux besoins d'une ame qui souffre. Cependant mon 
pere est un honnete homme, et il nva dit: " Quand tu auras 
Page de raison, tu suivras ^inspiration de ta conscience. 
Je crains qu'il ne soit peut-etre trop tard, mais J3laignez- 
moi, je vous prie, et dites-moi ce que je dois faire. " Quand 
elle sortit, elle retrouva dans le vestibule la bonne qui 
attendait en cousant paisiblement. 

"I think, my poor child," said the old priest, "that you 
are more to be pitied 3 than blamed. 4 Fear nothing. If 
your mother were living she would counsel 5 you to follow 
the leadings 6 of your conscience. You have made up your 
mind 7 without her to do what she would have advised. 
You have lived without a religion, but that is because your 



24 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

father has none, and has wished you 8 to follow his steps. 
If you join our holy 9 church now, you will attain 10 a peace 
and happiness which you have never enjoyed." In leaving 
she found in the vestibule her old servant, who was sewing 
quietly while waiting for her. Sad but determined n she 
went out of the archbishop's palace. 

I Archbishop's palace. 3 Positivism. ' 6 A plaindre, see 242. 
4 Blamer. 5 Conseiller. 6 Trans., inspiration. 7 Se resoudre. 8 Trans., 
that you should follow, see 234 b. 9 Saint, e. 10 Atteindre. n Trans., 
resolved. 

XXIX. 

THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 

II faut que je vous dise la verite. Pendant que j'ouvrais 
le secretaire et que je cherchais les papiers, il me sembla 
que quelque chose remuait derriere moi. Je me retournai, 
et certes, si je Tavais pu, je me fusse enfui comme un 
lache. Debout derriere le fauteuil se tenait une grande 
femme vetue de blanc. Je ne croyais pas quelle fut venue 
pour me faire du mal, mais malgre moi un grand frisson 1 
me courut entre les epaules, et j'eus honte de ma peur. 
Je tremblais dans la crainte que je ne fusse decouvert. 
J'irai partout, dusse-je 2 affronter des dangers reels, mais 
plut a Dieu que je ne vienue de ma vie 3 dans les dangers 
imaginaires ! 4 

His friend would have died if he had returned without 
the papers. It was necessary therefore that he should 
find them. He began to search in the secretary although 
a shudder ran down his back. 5 After a moment he 
thought he heard 6 a slight noise 7 behind him. He turned 
and saw a tall woman clothed in white. He was not sure 
that she was a dead (woman), but in spite of himself he 
was afraid. He was afraid also that some one might see 
him. Then she spoke in a voice in which there was some- 



THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 25 

thing so terrible that he trembled as if he were a coward. 
"Sir," said she, "you must do me a service." 

1 Shudder. 2 See 233 5, cf. 41 b 1 e. 3 See 268 e. 4 Imaginary. 
6 Trans., between Ids shoulders. 6 Use infin., see 244 a. 7 Bruit m. 

XXX. 

THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. (Continued.) 

Ecoutez mon recit avant que yous me reponcliez; vous 
savez combien je tiens 1 a ce que vous yous y decidiez. Je 
veux de l'amitie entre nous, une amitie dont nous soyons 
tous les deux contents. II ne faut pas que je sorte avant 
que je aie fini. Je vous ai trompee, il est vrai, mais la super- 
cherie 2 meme est innocente pourvu que le but soit honnete. 
Je vous ai trompee afin que je puisse venir vous voir, et je 
suis venu sans que personne y puisse voir du mal. Si vous 
doutez de ma sincerite, 3 reflechissez 4 que j'aurais pu con- 
tinuer a venir ici si j'avais maintenu mon silence. Mais je 
veux mettre fin a une .situation qui n'est digne ni de vous 
ni de moi, et maintenant il faut que vous sachiez toute la 
verite. 

You must explain yourself in order that I may know who 
it is 5 whom I have regarded as a friend, for the friend- 
ship which I should wish between us is one G of which we 
might be proud. Deceit is never innocent as long as the 
truth is possible, and although the end may be honorable the 
results 7 are always sad. And now I fear that I have lost a 
friend without your having gained 8 one. However worthy 
your motives 9 may have been, your conduct has been un- 
worthy both of yourself and of me. However that may be, 
speak, tell your story. I shall not interrupt you till you 
have finished. When I know all I shall decide whether it 
is 10 possible for you to continue to come to see me. 

1 How important I think it. * Deceit, deception. 3 Sincerity. 4 Con- 
sider. 5 Qui est celui. 6 Telle. 7 Resultat 111. 8 Gaguer. 9 Motif m. 
10 Future. 



26 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

XXXI. 

THE INFINITIVE MOOD. 

Apres le depart du medecin, je tardai si longtemps a ren- 
trer dans la chambre du blesse, youlant le laisser ecrire a 
son aise, que finalement je ne savais plus de quelle fagon 
m'y prendre. 1 Frapper, entrer et aller m'asseoir a ma 
place ordinaire, c'etait le forcer a faire la conversation avec 
moi, et, d'un autre cote, Tabandonner indefiniment, 2 cela 
pouvait le gener, s'il voulait me demander quelque service, 
ou s'il avait besoin de quelque chose. C'etait une situation 
facheuse. 

At last an idea came to me, and calling my dog I made 
him understand what I expected of him, and where he was 
to carry the paper which I fastened 3 on his collar. 4 Then 
I rapped 5 lightly 6 at the door and let him enter. On the 
paper I had written these words: " A request 7 to Mr. Gau- 
tier, to say whether he wishes to remain alone, or has need 
of anything. The dog will bring back the reply, or will 
wait for it as long as may be desired. 8 It is enough to say 
to him, <Go!'" 

1 To set about it. * Indefinitely. 3 Attacher. 4 Collier in. 5 Frap- 
per. 6 Un leger coup. 1 Priere f., without article. 8 Trans., one shall 
wish it. 

XXXII. 

THE PARTICIPLE. 

Hortense etait la fille du baron, mort dans immigration 
apres avoir epouse a vingt ans passes une jeune femme 
russe sans fortune. Nee et elevee en Eussie, Hortense 
s'etait mariee, elle aussi, a seize ans, avec une homme riche 



THE TENSES, 27 

et age, le comte de Listoniere, qui ne Favait pas rendue 
fort heureuse. Veuve a dix-huit ans, elle avait decide sa 
mere a venir habiter cette patrie inconnue dont elle avait 
toujours reve. Elle avait vingt ans a Fepoque de cette 
histoire et c'etait une des plus jolies femmes du monde. 

Her husband had left her a considerable 1 sum invested 2 
in 3 the Bank 4 of France. Though not 5 rich, she neverthe- 
less had enough to live according to her tastes. 6 She was 
not a coquette, but she knew that she was charming 7 and 
was not displeased 8 to be admired. She was in this frame 
of mind 9 when her cousin Jules came on a furlough 10 to 
Paris, where she had taken up her residence n with her 
mother. She and her cousin having known each other 12 
from childhood became at once 13 good comrades and saw 
each other nearly every day. 

1 Somme (f.) considerable. ' Placee. * sur. 4 Banque f. 5 Trans., 

not being. 6 Gout in. 7 Trans., knew herself charming. 8 Fachee. 

9 Trans., in these ideas. ,0 En conge. " S'installer. 1S se connaitre. 
11 Tout de suite. 

X XXIII. 

THE TENSES. 

Quand il eut quitte Fabbe, M. Bouvier rentra chez lui, 
et, montant dans sa chambre, se mit a la fenetre pour pen- 
ser a son aise a la bizarre destinee des hommes. La fene- 
tre donnait sur les jardins de son voisin. II y apergut 
une jeune fille dans la pleine fleur de beaute de ses dix- 
huit ans. A ses boucles l blondes, il reconnut mademoi- 
selle Dupin. "Yoihi, pensa-t-il, la dangereuse creature 
qui a ensorcele 2 mon fils!" Cependant la jeune fille allait 
et venait dans les allees 3 du jardin, et s'inclinait de temps 
en temps pour respirer une rose ou pour cueillir un 
oaillet. 4 



28 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 

He followed with his 5 eyes the movements 6 of the young 
girl, and saw her turn and run 7 lightly to meet 8 her father 
as 9 he 9 came down the path. With a roguish gesture 10 
she took possession of the book which absorbed n his atten- 
tion and hid it in her pocket. 12 Then she took his arm 
and walked by his side, making him admire the flowers 
and talking gayly 13 with him. The father and daughter 
seemed to love each other tenderly. In spite of 14 his 
anger Mr. Bouvier was affected by 15 the charm 16 and 
grace 17 of her beauty, but he would not let himself be 
softened, 18 and abruptly 19 closed the window. 

1 Curls, 2 Beioitched. 3 Paths. 4 Pink. 5 Trans. , the. 6 Mouve- 
ment m. 7 S'elancer. 8 Au devant de. 9 Qui. 10 Geste espiegle. 
11 absorber. 12 Poche f. 13 Saiement. 14 Au depit de. 15 Subir. 
16 Charme m. " Grace f. 18 Se laisser amollir. 19 Brusguement. 

XXXIV. 

THE ADVEBB. 

La nuit tomba. Le train allait vite, et moi, exalte par 
les evenements du jour, je ne pouvais dormir, bien que je 
fusse seul dans mon compartiment. Soudain Tidee me 
vint de compter les louis d'or que j'avais sur moi, et je 
vidai 1 un petit sac sur mes genoux. Tout a coup, un 
souffle d'air froid me frappa le visage. Je levai brusque- 
ment la tete, la portiere s'ouvrit, et un homme parut, nu- 
tete et haletant. 2 "Je suis un for gat evade, 3 dit-il, mais 
je n'ai jamais fait rien de contraire a Phonneur. Je ne suis 
ni un voleur ni un malfaiteur. 4 Cela je vous le jure. Je 
suis un homme perdu, un homme mort, si vous ne m'aidez 
a passer la f rontiere 5 !" Bien qu'il me regardat avec 
des yeux farouches, je ne pus m'empecher de le croire. 
" Mettez Thabit et le chapeau de mon domestique, lui dis- 
je, et je ferai mon possible pour vous sauver. Vous me 
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The countess had taken the train to go to Marseilles. 
She was alone in her compartment, and night had come. 
The idea came to her to count the money which her hus- 
band had given her. She quickly opened her little bag 
and emptied in her lap the napoleons. All at once a 
breath of cold air struck her face. She raised her head 
and saw the door open suddenly. A man bareheaded and 
panting appeared. He looked at her with wild eyes and 
said, " Do not be afraid, madam; although I am an escaped 
convict I am neither a robber nor a malefactor." He 
stooped, 6 picked up 7 the napoleons which had fallen to 
the floor, 8 gave them to her and continued: " Unless you 
help me to pass the frontier I am a lost man." 

i Empty. ' Panting. 3 Escaped. 4 Malefactor. * Frontier. 6 Se 
baisser. 7 Eamasser. 8 A terre. 



XXXV. 

PREPOSITIONS. 

La eociete ne doit etre fondee sur des exceptions. 
D'abord Fhomme fut simplement pere, et son cceur ne 
battit que pour sa famille. Plus tard il vecut pour un 
clan 1 ou pour une petite republique; de la, l'histoire su- 
blime de la Grece ou de Rome. Puis il fut Thomme d'une 
caste ou d'une religion, pour les grandeurs de laquelle il 
se montra souvent heroique; mais, la, le champs de ses 
interets s'augmenta de toutes les regions intellectuelles. 
Aujourd'hui, sa vie est attachee a cella d'une immense 
patrie; bientot sa famille sera devenue, dit-on, le monde 
entier. Ce cosmopolitisme moral, sera-t-il la realisation 
d\m noble reve, ou ne sera-t-il qu'une sublime erreur ? 

In the history of society there have been many steps. At 
first we find man an isolated being, 1 who lives simply for 



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his family, and all outside 2 of it is hostile. Latear ? l*is heart 
beats also for his clan or for the little republic, where he 
dwells. Here may be found those examples 3 of sublime 
heroism which distinguish the history of ancient Greece. 
Later he shows a soul vast enough to espouse the gran- 
deurs of a religion and the field of his interests becomes 
as wide as a continent. 4 Finally in the evolution 5 of mod- 
ern politics 6 immense nations have arisen and we demand 
of the patriot 7 a sort of moral cosmopolitanism. This 
may be the realization of a beautiful dream, that of the 
fraternity of mankind, or it may be a fatal error. 

1 Etre m. 2 En dehors. 3 Exemple m. 4 Continent m. * Evolu- 
tion f. • Use sg., politique, f. 7 Patriote, m. 



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